Ambassador of Kenya to Oman – Muscat

Abdi Aden Korio

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Bio Data

Date of Birth: 1 January 1973, Garissa County
Nationality: Kenyan
County: Hulugho Sub-County, Garissa County

Professional Statement

A skilled professional with over 20 years of experience working in the public, private and political sectors. Driven by a desire to serve humanity. Served as a specialist nurse in Kenya Defence Forces, whose primary mission is to protect and preserve Kenya’s territorial integrity.

Additionally, served on boards of public institutions, highlighting the crucial role of leadership I supporting the country’s development. In the private sector, he has championed responsible and sustainable business models that prioritize people’s needs. As an environmental and public health specialist, he has been an advocate for good governance and initiated impactful actions geared towards community peace and development. He is driven by the power of self-motivation, responsibility, teamwork, and values in achieving goals.

Professional Experience

Managing Director, Sangole Construction Company: 2010 – Present

Provides overall strategic leadership aligned the organizational vision and mission, steering to provide quality, relevant and sustainable infrastructure solutions locally and regionally. Also providing strategic advice to the board to facilitate informed decisions.• Overseeing the day-to-day operations by delegating responsibilities and supervising executives and providing guidance and motivation to drive maximum performance.• Ensuring proper communication and compliance with company policies and legal and regulatory guidelines and ethics.
• Overseeing the company’s financial performance, investments and other business ventures and evaluating financial management systems to create efficiencies on utilization of resources.

• Identifying, attracting, retaining, and developing individuals with the required skill set to execute the company’s strategies.

• Managing relationships with shareholders, business partners and authorities.

• Preparing and implementing comprehensive business plans to facilitate growth by planning cost-effective operations and market development activities also developing and executing the company’s business strategies in order to attain the goals of the board and shareholders.

• Analyse problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions to ensure company survival and growth.

Board member and Chair of Research Committee, National Museum of Kenya: October 2021 – Present

• Responsible for the general management, development and control of the NMK and all functions vested in the National Museums and Heritage Act No. 6 of 2006.

• Provide strategic direction to researchers, reviewing and approving researches that are aligned to the Institutional goals while safeguarding national interests.

Board Member and Chair of Finance, EwasoNgiro North Development Authority (ENNDA): 2015-2016

• Provided strategic oversight of the organizational financial management by ensuring adherence to the strategic plan, goals, budgets, and regulations.

Specialist Nurse, Kenya Defence Forces: March 1999 – December 2012

• Provided overall leadership of the health facilities including planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of responsibilities.

• Trained and supervised officers and instructed the Army Officers on various medical training programs like first aid which equipped them with knowledge on how to react to common injuries and emergencies.

• Planned and executing general nursing duties and preparing medical evacuations, conducting therapeutic procedures and among other responsibilities.

• Competently diagnosed and effectively treated Army Officers thus significantly boosting their health Ensured that the medical inventory and supplies records were efficiently systemized and filed which greatly eased records search and retrieval.

• Managed relationships with stakeholders and ensured that disease control strategies and guidelines were formulated.

• Managed and coordinated security and safety operations; manning entry and exit points, accessing control of people and vehicle movement, maintaining security documents and data among other responsibilities.

• Promoted safe working environment by investigating security threats, analyzing, timely reporting and recommending measures that facilitated informed decision-naking by policymakers in the security sector.

• Exercised utmost integrity throughout my service by being committed and maintaining loyalty to the Kenya Army and its mandate to protecting and preserving the country’s territorial integrity.

Nursing Officer, MSF mission: March 1998 – February 1999

• Provided overall leadership and direction to a multi-disciplinary health team, managing human and financial resources, developing and achieving goals and objectives that are consistent with those of the Hospital Strategic Plan/Operating Plan as well as Patient Care.

• Built trust and confidence amongst diverse stakeholder by conflict management, coordinating patient care between the caregivers, doctors and the wider community.

• Conducted a range of duties including clinical practice, military skills maintenance, designed the administrative structure of assigned departments to maximize productivity and quality and ensuring adherence to the administrative practices and protocols.

• Developed staff capacity through training and mentorship programs.

• Supported the development and implementation of standardised nursing care protocols.

• Established mechanisms to encourage research and incorporated research findings into standards of practice and policies and procedures.

Aspirant, Member of Parliament, Ijara Constituency: 2013 and 2017

• Built relationships with diverse individuals, groups, and institutions in various sector and understood the unique needs of the local, regional, and national constituents.

• Consensus building through engaging diplomatic and negotiation skills, helped individuals and groups establish common working or co-existing agreements.

• Mobilized human and financial resources.

• Understanding political and constitutional dynamics involved having an in dept understanding of the local, regional, country, continental and global politica dynamics.

Education

2023: Masters In Epidemiology: Kenya Methodist University, Kenya

2013: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health: Mt. Kenya University, Kenya

2009: Diploma in Community Health Nursing, Kenya Medical Training College, Nairobi

1999: Army Training Course: Kenya Army Recruit Training School, Kenya

1998: Kenya Enrolled Community Health Nursing Certificate, Garissa M.T.C

1994: Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education: County High School, Garissa

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2009: Drilling Duties Kenya. Army.

2003: Command and Leadership Skills Kenya Army.

Ambassador Abdi Aden Korio